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5 things you missed: Block Facebook spam, a better TED.com, more

By Kelly Metz, Digital First Media

Updated:
03/13/2014 12:24:48 PM MDT

A big logo created from pictures of Facebook users worldwide is pictured in the company's Data Center, its first outside the US on November 7, 2013 in Lulea, in Swedish Lapland. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)

1. You can now block Facebook feed spam

You don't have to unfriend your Facebook pals who spam your feed. You know the ones we're talking about – those who share every single article from your most hated website. Facebook now lets you block all articles from said site.

How does it work? All you have to do is click the arrow at the top right of the post and select “Hide All from [x]” as opposed to “Unfollow [x]“.

It's another dating app – but this time, it's your voice that matters. With Revealr, perspective dates will see a pixelated photo, but only decide if you're a match based on what you have to say or what you sound like. How does it work? Login to the app using Facebook, upload a 20-second audio clip and voila.

[Editor's note: This product was determined to be a fraudulent Kickstarter project.]

A new Kickstarter project called The Miracle Machine lets you to turn water into wine. For only a couple of dollars a bottle you can make wine right from your living room using only H2O and ingredients like wine concentrate and yeast.

The actual machine is fit for your table-top, can be controlled via a mobile app, and even comes complete with a recipe guide.

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